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Wellesley Amateur Radio Society to participate in American Radio Relay League Field Day exercise
June 29 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wellesley Amateur Radio Society to participate in American Radio Relay League Field Day exercise

The Wellesley Amateur Radio Society (WARS) will participate in the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day exercise on June 28-29  at the Needham Memorial Gazebo, 92 Rosemary St, Needham, demonstrating the critical role amateur radio plays in emergency communications and public service. The public is invited to visit the demonstration between 2-6 pm on […]

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3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Paint drop-off at Wellesley RDF
Jenny Schneider electrical box painting at Weston Road and 135 at Wellesley College entrance flowers
July 3 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Paint drop-off at Wellesley RDF

The Wellesley Recycling & Disposal Facility is accepting paint drop-offs on Thursday, July 3, 3-6pm. Accepted are interior and exterior latex paint, oil-based alkyd paint, and solidified paint. Nope on creosote and other turpentine, other solvents, and unmarked containers. Next drop-off date is Aug. 7. The RDF, for Wellesley residents, is located at 169 Great […]

1 event, 4
8:30 am - 10:00 am
July 4th road race in Needham
July 4 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am
July 4th road race in Needham

EVENT: July 4th Road Race DATE: Friday, July 4, 2025 TIME: 8:30am LOCATION: Needham Town Common DESCRIPTION: The Charles River YMCA is hosting its Annual July 4th Road Race on Friday, July 4th starting at 8:30 am. Registration is $35 until June 30th and then $40 from July 1st-July 4th. Online registration closes on July 2nd […]

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9:00 am
Natick Farmers Market
Natick Farmers Market, Scoopapalooza
July 5 @ 9:00 am
Natick Farmers Market

The Natick Farmers Market is an important part of the Natick Center Cultural District. The mission of the market is to bring locally grown or made foods to the community as well as provide an opportunity for music, crafts and community gatherings to occur.  The year-round Market is located on the Natick Common (or at […]

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1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
ChatGPT For Beginners at Wellesley Free Library
July 8 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
ChatGPT For Beginners at Wellesley Free Library

This presentation at Wellesley Free Library (July 8, 1pm) unveils the magic of ChatGPT, a groundbreaking AI tool. Through examples, you’ll discover how to use ChatGPT for personal assistance and creative exploration. Our focus will be on the free version but you’ll also get a taste of the paid version and how they are different. […]

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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Great American Songbook Performance at Wellesley senior center
Tolles Parsons Center COA
July 9 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Great American Songbook Performance at Wellesley senior center

Vocalist Elaine Wood and accompanists will perform music from the Great American Songbook on July 9 at 1:30pm at the Tolles Parsons Center in Wellesley. Registration required. No longer pay for an old-fashioned newspaper subscription but want to support local news? Please consider a tax-deductible donation to Swellesley.  

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Opening night for Holliston LIONs Club Carnival
July 9 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Opening night for Holliston LIONs Club Carnival

EVENT: Holliston LIONs Carnival DATE: Wednesday, July 9 - Saturday, July 12 TIME: 5pm-10pm on opening night LOCATION: Holliston High School, 370 Hollis St., Holliston, MA DESCRIPTION:

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Music in the Elm Bank gardens—The Big Chief
The Big Chief, Elm Bank, Wellesley
July 9 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Music in the Elm Bank gardens—The Big Chief

EVENT: Concert in the Elm Bank gardens DATE: Wednesday, July 9 TIME: 6pm-7:30pm LOCATION: Massachusetts Horticultural Society, the Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St., Wellesley DESCRIPTION: The Big Chief's roots lie in rhythm and blues but offers up a musical smorgasbord of blues, swing, boogie woogie and even a country and rock and roll […]

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10:30 am - 11:15 am
Teddy Bear Picnic at Wellesley Free Library
July 10 @ 10:30 am - 11:15 am
Teddy Bear Picnic at Wellesley Free Library

EVENT: Teddy Bear Picnic Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025 Time: 10:30am - 11:15am Location: Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St. DESCRIPTION: You are invited to a Teddy Bear Picnic ! All across the country, children and their teddies will be getting together in July for snacks, stories, and activities, and we at the Wellesley Free […]

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Social worker office hours
July 10 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Social worker office hours

EVENT: Social worker office hours DESCRIPTION: Need social work assistance? Come meet with Joyce Saret, town of Wellesley social worker. DATE: Thursday, July 10 TIME: 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM LOCATION: Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St., Room 211

2 events, 11
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Indoor Yard Sale, Needham
Wellesley Schofield School Shoppers Corner
July 11 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Indoor Yard Sale, Needham

EVENT: Indoor yard sale DATE: Friday, July 11 TIME: 9am-noon LOCATION: Center at the Heights, 300 Hillside Ave, Needham, MA 02494 DESCRIPTION: The Needham Council on Aging is having a yard sale at the Center at the Heights (CATH) on Friday, July 11th from 9 am-noon. If you have items to sell, register for a […]

10:30 am
Storyteller David Bates at Wellesley Free Library
Wellesley Free Library, winter 2024
July 11 @ 10:30 am
Storyteller David Bates at Wellesley Free Library

EVENT: Davis Bates' performances are a mixture of family, Native American, international and regional songs and stories. DATE: Friday, July 11 TIME: 10:30am-11:30am LOCATION: Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St., Wellesley DESCRIPTION: Davis' traditional and participatory style of telling empowers and encourages audiences of all ages to join in the fun, and to take the […]

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1 event, 16
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Guided walk—Tale of Two Brooks: Fuller Brook BioBlitz
July 16 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Guided walk—Tale of Two Brooks: Fuller Brook BioBlitz

EVENT: Guided walk along Fuller Brook DATE: Wednesday, July 16 TIME: 10am-noon STARTING LOCATION: Wellesley High School Parking Lot, 50 Rice Street REGISTER: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/qd8ybqs DESCRIPTION: Tale of Two Brooks: Fuller Brook BioBlitz —During 2025, the Charles River Watershed Association is organizing two community science environmental surveys to understand baseline conditions along Cheesecake Brook compared to the […]

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9:30 am - 4:30 pm
July Jubilation sidewalk sale
Wellesley Merchants
July 19 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
July Jubilation sidewalk sale

July Jubilation in Wellesley Square SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2025 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. AMAZING SAVINGS, PLUS… LIVE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS AND PERFORMANCES

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1 event, 22
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Jigsaw Puzzle Race at Wellesley Free Library
July 22 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Jigsaw Puzzle Race at Wellesley Free Library

Come show off your puzzling skills on July 22, 6:30-8pm at Wellesley Free Library's main branch. Make a team of 1-4 puzzlers and race to see who can solve a 500 piece puzzle first. The team that finishes first or completes the most before time is called wins. Adults, teens and families with children 10+ […]

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8:30 am - 9:30 am
Coffee Connect at Linden Square
July 24 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am
Coffee Connect at Linden Square

Thurs. July 24, 8:30-9:30 a.m. (rain date Fri., July 25) Linden Square, 181 Linden Street, Wellesley free for Charles River Regional Chamber members, $10 for future members Meet us in Wellesley’s Linden Square for our next coffee connect. Typically drawing upwards of 75 local professionals, our morning networking events are THE place to make tons […]

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7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Speaker event: Roxie Zwicker’s got 4,000 beach finds, but not bringing ALL of them to WFL
Wellesley Free Library, Roxie Zwicker
July 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Speaker event: Roxie Zwicker’s got 4,000 beach finds, but not bringing ALL of them to WFL

SPEAKER EVENT: New England Beachcombing and Sea Glass History DATE: Tuesday, July 29 TIME: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM LOCATION: Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St. DESCRIPTION: It’s hard to resist the lure of beachcombing in New England with tales of shipwrecks and pirates dating back to the 16th century, where are the best places […]

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June 29
June 29 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Wellesley Amateur Radio Society to participate in American Radio Relay League Field Day exercise

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July 3
July 3 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Paint drop-off at Wellesley RDF

July 4
July 4 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am

July 4th road race in Needham

July 5
July 5 @ 9:00 am

Natick Farmers Market

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July 8
July 8 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

ChatGPT For Beginners at Wellesley Free Library

July 9
July 9 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Great American Songbook Performance at Wellesley senior center

July 9 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Opening night for Holliston LIONs Club Carnival

July 9 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Music in the Elm Bank gardens—The Big Chief

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July 10
July 10 @ 10:30 am - 11:15 am

Teddy Bear Picnic at Wellesley Free Library

July 10 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Social worker office hours

July 11
July 11 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Indoor Yard Sale, Needham

July 11 @ 10:30 am

Storyteller David Bates at Wellesley Free Library

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July 16
July 16 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Guided walk—Tale of Two Brooks: Fuller Brook BioBlitz

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July 19
July 19 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

July Jubilation sidewalk sale

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July 22
July 22 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Jigsaw Puzzle Race at Wellesley Free Library

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July 24
July 24 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am

Coffee Connect at Linden Square

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July 29
July 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Speaker event: Roxie Zwicker’s got 4,000 beach finds, but not bringing ALL of them to WFL

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